CBD-FM is a Canadian

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broadcasting at 91.3

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from Saint John,

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and is the local Radio One station of the

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History

CBD was launched on October 15, 1964 at 1110 AM. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private affiliate CHSJ. A

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on 91.3 FM began on May 13, 1981 before the AM transmitter was shut down in September 1988.

Local programming

CBD-FM currently produces the news and current-affairs program, ''Information Morning Saint John''.

Notable Staff

Current

* Julia Wright - Host of ''Information Morning Saint John'' *Sarah Trainor - Morning news reader,

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*Cindy Grant - Technical Director *Megan MacAlpine - Associate Producer, Information Morning * Steven Webb - Producer/Editor, CBC News * Rachel Cave - CBC News *Colin McPhail - CBC News * Robert Jones - CBC News * Connell Smith - CBC News * Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon - CBC News * Peter Anawati - CBC News * Grahame Thompson - CBC News * Roger Cosman - CBC News

Former

* Eleanor Austin, CBC Radio 1982–96; Producer of Rolling Home Show & Mainstreet, Writer-Broadcaster on Information Morning * Nancy Watson, Producer of Rolling Home Show * Susan Lambert, Information Morning Producer, Executive Producer * Sandy Lumsden, Founding Executive Producer of CBD * Roy Geldart, newsreader for/co-host of ''Information Morning'' (now retired) * Hance Colburne, former host of Information Morning * Costas Halavrezos, former host of The Rolling Home Show * Jeff Collins, former host with above, then host at CBC Calgary (now retired) * Stan Carew (went on to host of Weekend Mornings, produced at

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Halifax, died on July 6, 2015) *

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(currently host of ''Day 6'' on CBC Radio One) * Harvey MacLeod, producer of MainStreet and The Rolling Home Show (now retired) * Gary Mittelholtz, reporter/host of MainStreet and The Rolling Home Show (died on March 15, 2010) * Jo-Ann Roberts, host/reporter (now at

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Victoria) * Christiane Vianncourt, host of ''Information Morning'' (now with

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) * Paul Castle, former host of Information Morning and Mainstreet/Shift

Rebroadcasters

On June 11, 2013, the CBC submitted an application to the

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to convert CBAO 990 to 88.1 FM; this application was approved on November 6, 2013. On July 3, 2014, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to change CBD-FM-1's frequency to 106.3.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-352
CBD-FM Saint John and its transmitter CBD-FM-1 St. Stephen – Licence amendment, ''CRTC'', July 3, 2014

References

External links

CBC New Brunswick
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cbd-Fm BD BD Radio stations established in 1964 1964 establishments in New Brunswick